Sunflowers Montessori Preschool
Sunflowers Montessori Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 201 centers in San Jose and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Sunflowers Montessori Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sunflowers Montessori Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Sunflowers Montessori Preschool compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #1 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Sunflowers Montessori Preschool last inspected?
Apr 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Sunflowers Montessori Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunflowers Montessori Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sunflowers Montessori Preschool?
The licensee is Bilingual Montessori Preschool In Redwood City LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Chia Thao.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 434413119 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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